Networked virtual printer for Windows XP

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Tudor Tihan

Hi guys and gals,

I have an interesting problem. My new Mac is connected via LAN to an
old PC running Windows XP which has an obsolete printer (HP LaserJet
1000) for which the Mac does not have drivers. I tried using 4
different drivers including the 1010 driver but it won't print. The
print job appears on the XP but nothing happens (a few seconds later
the job disappears). I assume that the printer does not understand the
communication and rejects the job. So I was wondering, is there a
virtual printer that I can install on the XP that would be
recognizable from Mac so that I can print to it (preferably via IP)
and which would redirect the output / job to the real, obsolete
printer?

Thanks a lot.
 
Hi guys and gals,

I have an interesting problem. My new Mac is connected via LAN to an
old PC running Windows XP which has an obsolete printer (HP LaserJet
1000) for which the Mac does not have drivers. I tried using 4
different drivers including the 1010 driver but it won't print. The
print job appears on the XP but nothing happens (a few seconds later
the job disappears). I assume that the printer does not understand the
communication and rejects the job. So I was wondering, is there a
virtual printer that I can install on the XP that would be
recognizable from Mac so that I can print to it (preferably via IP)
and which would redirect the output / job to the real, obsolete
printer?
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Here's a couple of possibilities. I can't test them as I don't have a
HP 1000.

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Using PCL.
See http://www.oops-web.com/OOPSsite/techsupp/print.html
and http://www.brooksnet.com/faq/207-02.html

The HP LaserJet 1000 DOS printer driver permits printing from MS-DOS
applications that are run from within Windows.

-- i.e. it converts PCL to the secret HP 1000 printer language.
Presumably you have a PCL driver on your Mac.

The links say LaserJet 4, so that means PCL5 (or less) should be
compatible.

Install the "HP LaserJet 1000 DOS printer driver" on the Windows
machine, create a printer using it, and send your PCL to it from your
Mac.

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Using PDF.
Found this advice, for Windows 7 which also doesn't have a driver, but
should work for any networked computer.

I think there are free equivalents of the "batch doc print" utility
mentioned.


http://www.sevenforums.com/drivers/2952-hp-laserjet-1000-driver-64-bit-w7.html

Print to a PDF file in a folder on the PC.

(On the PC) Install Batch Doc Print from batch print pdf and doc
files, print directory on the machine with the LaserJet 1000 attached.

Open Batch Doc Print. Go to Tasks --> Watch Folder.

Click 'Browse' and select the shared folder you created in step 2.

Check the 'Monitor the folder when windows start up box.'

Click 'Add' and then OK.

The only downside to this is that Batch Doc Print isn't free, so you
have to click 'Try' every time your computer starts up. This doesn't
limit it's functionality.

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